September heralds the start of another season of conferences and events across the globe in the mining industry . Industry leaders , explorers and developers , contractors and financiers from all over the world converge to promote not only their projects and plans , but to discuss the latest industry trends and the future of the industry .
This year however , there is a brand-new event which has attracted a small but very select cast and promises to offer a uniquely relevant platform for mining technology and innovation professionals . Scheduled for September ( 20-21 ), The Adelaide Hotel in Toronto will play host to the very first Smart Mining 1.0 .
Organised by iKonnect , the brain-child of UAE-based entrepreneur , Ritika Sinha , the aim of Smart Mining 1.0 is to bring senior executives from some of the world ’ s most renowned mining operations and service companies to network and exchange knowledge and strategic information over a series of seminars , panel and round-table discussions and Q & A sessions with a view to fostering greater collaboration and thought-sharing within the sector .
Ritika has leveraged her considerable experience as a conference organiser and expertise in both mining and IT to put together an impressive speaker-list of some of the mining industry ’ s most innovative thinkers .
Event speaker : Marcus Thomson , Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation
Event speaker : Leon Cosgrove , Wipro
Event speaker : Elena Mayer , President and CEO , Women Who Rock
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